adj
Alternative form of first-party [Of or relating to someone (a first party) directly involved in a given transaction, such as a buyer or seller.]
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An American advocacy group focused on issues affecting the elderly.
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Political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage, and assassination.
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An organised group of people who use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and policy.
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A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
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(Australian politics) The recruitment of members for a branch of a political party in order to influence the outcome of internal preselections of candidates for public office.
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
adj
(historical) (of an elective franchise, especially in the nineteenth century) dependent on or proportional to a poll tax (cense) or property qualification; restricted.
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(politics) The division of voters into voting blocs.
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Of, pertaining to, or employing a coalition
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A partner in a coalition.
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One who collaborates, a collaborator.
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(diplomacy) Diplomatic relations, by controlling trade to affect other goals, such as using trade barriers to influence the implementation of amenable foreign political decisions.
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Political consociation; government through guaranteed group representation.
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Of, pertaining to, or resulting from a consortium.
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An interest group or fan base.
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(historical) In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.
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(dated) A member of a corporation, especially one of the original members.
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joint sovereignty; a situation where there is more than one sovereign over a territory
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joint sponsorship by more than one party
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An observation that, in a parliamentary election, the ration of seats won by each party is proportional to the cube of the percentage of the vote obtained by each party
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The scientific study of public opinion.
adj
Of or pertaining to a department.
adj
Of or pertaining to a director
adj
Of, or relating to elections.
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A political tactic by which an organisation or state encourages its members or agents to infiltrate another organisation in an attempt to gain recruits or to encourage an unelectable candidate
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Act of joining together into a single political entity.
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(politics) Social assistance given to a community in order to retain popularity with the electorate.
adj
(archaic) Relating to, or used in, debate or argument.
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(politics) The cessation of non-essential operations or services of a government, often as a result of a budget crisis.
adj
Of or pertaining to a janitor.
adj
(US) Of, related to, or for use by a janitor.
adj
Alternative form of juridico-legal [Pertaining to the methods and infrastructure for enforcing the law.]
adj
Characteristic of, or suitable to, a lawyer.
adj
Pertaining to the literature of law.
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Lobbying, as for example in politics.
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(politics) Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another, such as when voting districts are unevenly spread out across a population (compare gerrymandering).
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An advocacy-group tactic of framing issues as public issues, exposing questionable, exploitative, or unethical practices, and forcing media coverage by buying media time or creating controversy that is likely to receive extensive news coverage.
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The belief, espoused by Alexander Meiklejohn, that the purpose of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution is to keep the electorate informed, thereby creating self-governance.
adj
Of or relating to a mentor
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A small convention or gathering.
adj
Of, or relating to monitors.
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The safety of a country as managed through the exercise of economic and political power, intelligence agencies and diplomacy.
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(classical studies, historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.
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(figuratively) A political issue that is of concern to a faction or a party of the people and the political position that is taken on that issue.
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(politics, neologism) The act of a candidate who greets workers at the entrance to a factory, etc. in order to promote his/her campaign.
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(politics) Synonym of bread-and-butter issue (“any issue affecting ordinary people in their daily lives”)
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(obsolete) Motive; object; inducement.
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(politics, derogatory) An attempt to influence public policy through press releases intended to alarm the public into demanding action from their elected officials.
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An organization (typically a non-profit think tank) that conducts original research on issues, makes governmental policy recommendations based on its findings, and disseminates its work to the appropriate audiences.
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The aggregate mood or opinions of a population about current political issues that affect said population in some way.
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promotion of political ideas, actors, or policies through the adoption of marketing and advertising techniques; commonly used to gain public support during elections.
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The smallest group of one or more people that operates at a political level.
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Alternative form of pork-barrelling [(politics) The practice of giving favours or money to voters in connection with a candidate for a current or future election, in order to sway enough voters so that the candidate will win.]
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(politics) The practice of giving favours or money to voters in connection with a candidate for a current or future election, in order to sway enough voters so that the candidate will win.
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A system of authoritative power in an institution.
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(politics) A set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate
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(politics) A sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.
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(economics) Ownership of an industry by the people or the state; nationalisation; state ownership.
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A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics
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(US, Canada) A collection of residents representing a geographic or otherwise connected residential or business area who together ensure that their communities development interests are known, represented and supported.
adj
Of or pertaining to regulation.
n
Alternative form of shuttle diplomacy [(politics) Use of a neutral third party to negotiate peace between two groups of people that refuse to directly talk with each other.]
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Abbreviation of society. [(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.]
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A problem that influences many citizens within a society.
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A shadowy group with political power.
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Alternative form of statemonger [One versed in politics.]
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(US) An agency or association operating through a state (political subdivision).
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(California) A cabinet-level agency within the executive branch, composed of several departments.
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A coalition comprising several smaller coalitions.
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A government formed from the union of multiple lesser governments.
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A grouping of municipalities
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An alliance or union of several nations into a nationlike entity.
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(rare) Of or relating to a treasury.
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An organisation that coordinates the activities of a number of member organisations and hence promotes a common purpose.
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An organization that coordinates the activities of a number of member organisations to promote a common goal.
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(participial adjective, of workers, workforces, companies, or industries) Organized into a trades union or trades unions.
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(politics) The public comment portion of a public meeting.
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